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Presented are alternate designs for two existing bridges in Virginia - one with steel beams and the other with prestressed concrete beams - whereby the pier caps are recessed within the depth of the longitudinal beams. The purpose of this recession is to provide cleaner aesthetic lines for these bridges. At the same time, the recessed caps (transve
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The results of prior research conducted on precast prestressed panel subdecks for use in the construction of bridge decks are reviewed and summarized. This construction technique utilizes the precast panel subdecks as the forming for the cast-in-place upper portion of the deck. After placement of the upper portion of the deck the panels become an i
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The emission of particulates is the main form of air pollution from hot mix asphalt plants. The measurement of these emissions in the ambient air may be used by the state and the plant personnel to monitor the quality of air in the area of a plant. Source sampling can be used to determine the amount of pollution created by a given source. If the am
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Because the standards set for auto emissions are being strictly enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency, it is imminent that the conventional internal combustion engine will not be the only vehicular power plant in widespread use. Both European and United States manufacturers are exploring numerous avenues in an effort to meet 1976 emission
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1. Although there appear to be many factors which affect the magnitude of awards in right-of-way condemnations, the problem of testing for the significance of those factors is not insurmountable. This report provides an example of such testing. 2. There appears to be no significant relationship between the months delay from the date of original off
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Department engineers were surveyed to obtain their opinions on the potential detrimental effects of transverse reflective cracks through the surface course of bituminous pavements and the costs of preventive measures. The majority of respondents (67%) stated that the cracks were only moderately detrimental, and 49% believed no additional cost for p
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Experiments were performed with the British Klarcrete machine-on the Emporia bypass (I-95) in Greensville County to determine if it was capable of removing the top layer of roadway to a depth of between 1/8 to 1/4 inch, and in so doing expose a fresh surface of highly fractured coarse aggregate to give a better skid resistance. In addition, experim
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There are two driver improvement schools in simultaneous operation associated with the Fairfax, Virginia ASAP. One is conducted by the Northern Virginia Community College and the other by the Fairfax County Public Schools. The NVCC organized and developed a specialized alcohol curriculum prior to the establishment of the FCPS program. For this repo
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The rehabilitation countermeasure of the Fairfax, Virginia, ASAP is concerned primarily with four modes of treatment: (1) the Fairfax Driver Improvement Schools, (2) the Community Alcohol Center Clinic of the Division of Alcohol Services, (3) the Fairfax Mental Health Center, and (4) the Fairfax Alcoholism Continuing Evaluation. These programs are
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The report recommends that fatality trends in the ASAP areas should be compared only with fatality trends in control communities matched as nearly as possible on the basis of geographic and demographic characteristics, traffic crash rates, and traffic and population density.
The Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project (ASAP) was started following the June 1971 approval of the proposal and working plan submitted to the Department of Transportation by the Highway Safety Division of Virginia. A total of $2,123,000 was allocated to the Safety Division. Of the five alcohol countermeasures that constitute the ASAP, one is admi
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Three methods developed by various agencies for measuring indirectly the particle shapes of fine aggregates were used along with a visual classification procedure to study aggregates from eight commercial sources along with a reference sand. The methods were (1) measurement of void content of individual size fractions as originally developed by the
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Cost-benefit analysis is sometimes a useful tool for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of alternative courses of action. The first half of this study was an attempt to further the use of such analysis in the evaluation of a highway safety project - the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project (ASAP). This project is designed to reduce the fr
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To determine people's reactions to bridges painted in colors as white, yellow, green, blue, red, brown, black, and aluminum, two test bridges were selected in Charlottesville, Virginia. One was painted a different color each month and the other was kept a single color for comparison. After each painting, interviews were held with three different gr
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This literature search was seen as part of an in-depth study of the physiological and psychological effects of noise on man, the ultimate objective being to establish criteria for highway design and location using the effects of the noise generated by the highway as one of the input factors.
An evaluation of the results of a two-year survey of incidents of wrong-way driving on Virginia highways revealed that the majority of them originated at diamond type interchanges. On-site investigations of a number of the interchanges at which instances of wrong-way driving had been noted suggested several improvements. The report discusses measur
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The design method for secondary roads and that for subdivision roads are based on AASHO Road Test Results and Virginia's design experience. For flexible pavements, the methods are divided into two parts: (1) the evaluation of the soil support value of the subgrade, the thickness equivalences of the paving materials, and the traffic in terms of vehi
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Various curing and/or protective coatings were evaluated under three conditions: (1) accelerated laboratory freezing and thawing of specimens in 2 percent sodium chloride solution, (2) exposure in an outdoor area of slabs which were subjected to controlled application of deicers, and (3) exposure of some of the materials on three bridges. The perfo
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